{"product_id":"the-history-of-byzantine-and-wilfried-hartman-9780813216799","title":"The History of Byzantine and Eastern Canon Law to 1500","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis newest volume in the History of Medieval Canon Law series surveys the history of Byzantine and Eastern canon law. Beginning in the Patristic Age, Susan Wessel outlines the evolution of ecclesiastical law before the Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.). She covers the earliest documents and councils in the Christian tradition, and concludes that the councils replaced other sources of authority as bishops moved to a more democratic model of church organization. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heinz Ohme then offers a detailed analysis of the Greek councils and the writings of the Greek Fathers. He treats the sources of canonical material of Byzantine canon law down to the Quinisext Council (Trullanum, 692). Spyros Troianos presents a comprehensive survey of the Greek canonical collections and their compilers from the fourth to the eleventh century. In extending his coverage to 1500, Troianos provides bibliographical and biographical information about the most important Byzantine canonists who remain virtually unknown in English language literature: John Zonaras, Alexios Aristenos, and the Byzantine Gratian, Theodore Balsamon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With Hubert Kaufhold's contribution, the book also explores the wide range and variety of law in Eastern Christian communities, including Western Syrians (Jacobites), the Copts, Ethiopians, Armenians, Georgians, Nestorians, and Maronites. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE EDITORS: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilfried Hartmann is emeritus professor of the medieval history of canon law at the University of T bingen. Kenneth Pennington is Kelly-Quinn Professor of Ecclesiastical and Legal History at the Catholic University of America. He is the author of numerous works including \u003ci\u003ePope and Bishops: The Papal Monarchy in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Prince and the Law, 1200-1600: Sovereignty and Rights in the Western Legal Tradition.\u003c\/i\u003e Hartmann and Pennington are coeditors of the History of Medieval Canon Law series. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR THE BOOK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"What we have needed is a way in, a clear and concise introduction to give the neophyte the foundation he or she needs to study the material further. This is precisely what this \u003ci\u003eThe History of Byzantine and Eastern Canon Law to 1500\u003c\/i\u003e does, but it also does much more, summarizing the history of legal scholarship while presenting the results of the most up-to-date and comprehensive studies. Scholars whose work touches centrally or peripherally on canon law will benefit at least as much as the student seeking an introduction. . .This book should become a basic component of the church historian's library - indispensable both as a text to be read through in courses on church history and as a reference work.\" \u003ci\u003e--Speculum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfried Hartman, Kenneth Pennington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813216796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813216799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catholic University of America Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wilfried Hartman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072807203071,"sku":"9780813216799","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99de9153-39f5-439c-804f-fc137e191d53.jpg?v=1685444048","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-byzantine-and-wilfried-hartman-9780813216799","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}